The twelfth World Hepatitis Day has just passed. In addition to the well-known viral hepatitis such as hepatitis B and hepatitis C, fatty liver and drug-induced liver injury may also develop into hepatitis, liver cirrhosis and even liver cancer. What bad habits in life can damage the liver? What other symptoms need attention?
Fatty liver is a common metabolic liver disease. Many people mistakenly believe that only the elderly with poor metabolic function are more likely to suffer from fatty liver. In fact, more and more young people, even teenagers and children are also suffering from fatty liver.
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Yu Haiying, Chief Physician of the Department of Rheumatism and Immunity and Children and Adolescent Hepatology, Nanjing Second Hospital, introduced that teenagers have a partial eclipse, lack of physical activity, like to eat fatty foods, or eat a lot of sweets, all of which are likely to cause fat deposition, and it may be possible to not treat them in time. cause steatohepatitis.
At the same time, doctors remind that fatty liver is not “exclusive” for obese people. In some thin patients, due to insufficient protein intake, the liver cannot synthesize enough apolipoprotein, which may still cause metabolic burden and lead to fatty liver.
The liver has no pain nerves, and many liver diseases are very insidious in the early stage, so regular examinations are necessary. If you have symptoms such as loss of appetite, indigestion, and easy fatigue, be extra vigilant.
Director Yu Haiying introduced that there is a saying called “silent liver, speaking stomach”, which means that poor liver function is often manifested by stomach discomfort in the early stage, such as anorexia, oil anorexia, nausea, etc. Many people think that this It was a stomach problem, but it was only after a liver function test that it was discovered that there was a problem with the liver. Liver inflammation will not cause pain, but may vaguely feel swelling and stuffiness in the liver area, but it is mainly manifested by digestive tract symptoms. When similar symptoms appear, in addition to paying attention to the stomach, the liver problem cannot be ignored.
To keep your liver healthy, you should first avoid a high-fat, high-fat diet and don’t drink too much alcohol. At the same time, pay attention to maintaining a regular schedule. The doctor reminds that the normal time for liver recuperation and metabolism is around 11 o’clock in the evening. If you miss this time, the liver will lack the repair function. Therefore, excessive fatigue or lack of sleep may induce poor liver function.
（Jiangsu News）